62a, High Street, Watford, WD17 2BS

62a is an end-of-terrace house in Watford (WD17 2BS). It has a recorded floor area of 65 m² (around 700 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1900-1929 and council tax band B. The latest certificate (October 2013) shows an F (score 35), near the bottom of the EPC scale. When first surveyed in June 2010 the rating was G, the property has climbed 1 band since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Very Poor to Good, window efficiency went from Poor to Average and lighting went from Poor to Average. The recommended improvements would lift it to C (score 79), a 3-band jump. Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from October 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected. At 65 m² this is the 22nd smallest of 26 units on EPC record in the building, where floor areas span 38–116 m². The building's EPC ratings span F to B, with this unit at the bottom. On EPC score it ranks last in the building (35 versus a best of 84).

Across 2008–2018, sale prices on this property compounded at 15.4% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £273,000 is 45% below the 2018 sale of £496,317, a rare downward gap that often correlates with deferred maintenance or unfinished works. At 65 m² it's 27.5% larger than the typical home in the postcode (51 m² median across 25 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the bottom 10% of properties in this postcode — significant headroom for improvement. On the market in March 2018 and unlisted since — roughly 8 years.